NOSTRAD, Aedan

RYEES

<<NAME>>

Aedan Nostrad

<<AGE>>

20

<<GENDER>>

Male

<<NATIONALITY>>

American

<<APPEARANCE>>

Ryees stands just under 6 feet tall with semi-short chestnut hair. His face is masculine, but friendly and soft, creating quite a contrast with his eyes. Heterochromia is a genetic trait that runs in his family, causing himself and all his siblings to have different colored eyes. His right is burnished gold, shining with the predatory light of a wolf; the left is silver, cold and clear, the piercing gray seeming to have the ability to stare into your very soul.

His build is medium, his physical conditioning very good but his muscle mass not quite up to those body builder standards. His build is more that of a runner, lithe and thin, agile on his feet and light to accentuate his good reflexes.

<<PERSONALITY>>

A naturally intellectual mind makes Ryees Intelligent and Observant, always looking to learn more and better himself through experience. While he is usually Composed and Charming, he can sometimes be Critical as well, always looking to know the best way to do things and Stubbornly trying to force his way through situations too difficult for him to handle. He is natrually Understanding, allowing him to be a good go-to for any kind of support, though much contact with all kinds of requests has made him somewhat Suspicious or Distrustful of people.

Ryees also has a soft spot in his heart for women; while usually manifesting as charming chivalry, he has a large tendency to be Flirtatious as well, using his natural charm to make the women he speaks to blush on not infrequent occasion.

<<HISTORY>>

► CHILDHOOD:
Aedan was an exceptionally bright child from the time he was young, at the top his classes all the way up until SAO halted his life. With no siblings, he spent most of his time playing alone, mostly playing outside or toying with the local wildlife. His parents were not overly fond of him playing with what they saw as dangerous animals, so they tried to keep him inside. They taught him early how to use a computer, even introducing him to basic levels of coding when he was eleven. His life was easy: wealthy parents, a good family and an extremely active mind painted a bright future for him. When he was fifteen, his mother died. There his life took a drastic turn.

► TEENAGE YEARS:
His father had been a devoted husband as long as Aedan could remember, but after his mother died he started to see unfamiliar women around the house. The familiarity with which they interacted lead Aedan to believe he had not started seeing them recently. In fact, going through one of the women's purse one day, he found photo booth pictures dated January 2016 - nearly two years before his mother died.

► ADULT LIFE:
Learning of his father's unfaithfulness, he went out of his way to spend no time with the man. When he was not out of the house, he was in his room, cooped up and browsing his computer. Aedan was not unpopular, and had always done well with people. His girlfriend was an avid web browser, and was the first to introduce him to Sword Art Online. When he got his message asking to join the beta, he jumped on it with enthusiasm.

►SWORD ART ONLINE:
He immediately became enraptured. The world was so visceral, so real, and he could not get enough. His personal friendships did not disappear, but they were certainly dulled by his excessive time playing the game. He greatly encouraged them all to pick up the game when it came out, and most agreed.

Aedan picked up his real copy of SAO the moment it was available, rushing home and starting his link.

The world was nearly just as he remembered it. Without the bugs and glitches of the beta, though, he was even more taken with it. He laughed when he saw that his logout button was missing, thinking it to be a glitch that would later be the topic of many jokes.

"However, do take note of this. You can no longer respawn in this game. When you die, your avatar will be permanently erased. At the same time, the NerveGear will destroy your brain."

The words had hit him like a punch in the stomach. With acceptance coming to him quickly he turned his thoughts to those around him, intending to minimize casualties. He had called out to the crowd, saying he was in the beta and knew the game well and that he would do his best to protect those he could.

The game had gotten very real for him.

SKILLS

<<CORE SKILLS>>	<<SUPPLEMENTARY SKILLS>>	<<EXTRA SKILLS>>
>>One Handed Swords >>Leather Equipment >>Critical Hit >>Parrying	>>n/a >>n/a >>n/a >>n/a	>>n/a >>n/a

SWORD ARTS

THY WILL BE SPURNED: CLOUD THRUST. one handed swords
2 Strikes, 0 Specials, 125% Speed, 75% Power

The user points their sword out to their off-side, a bright white glow springing up around the blade. They then rush forward, bending their legs and ducking low to give power to a strong jump. They execute a rising slash that carries them into the air above their target, delivering a downward thrust from above while pivoting in the air and landing behind their target, facing its back.

PUNCTUATE. one handed swords
1 Strikes, 0 Specials, 75% Speed, 175% Power

The user points their sword low and behind them, a white glow coalescing around the blade. They tuck forward and roll, landing on their haunches and launching a strong forward thrust. The low speed of this art comes from the roll, which heavily telegraphs the strike.

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